Apr 30, 2025 | Nixon Today, Vietnam
50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon On April 30, 1975, just over eight months after President Nixon resigned the presidency, the capital of South Vietnam was captured by the North Vietnamese Army. The Fall of Saigon led to the reunification of Vietnam under...
Jan 6, 2025 | Foundation News, News, Vietnam
Commander Everett Alvarez, Jr. (USN Retired) pictured with Tricia Nixon Cox, the eldest daughter of President and Mrs. Nixon, his wife, Tammy Alvarez, and former U.S. Senator Tom Carper (left to right) at 50th anniversary of the White House homecoming celebration...
Nov 13, 2023 | News, POWs, Vietnam
Sybil Stockdale seated to the left of President Nixon in a 1972 meeting in the Oval Office with the National League of Families. In May 2023, the Richard Nixon Foundation hosted the official celebration of the 50th anniversary of the repatriation of American Prisoners...
Jul 12, 2023 | News, Vietnam
Witness the remarkable reunion of 150 American Prisoners of War from Vietnam as they gathered at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their release from captivity. Fifty years ago, the...
May 30, 2023 | News, Vietnam
Four decorated veterans reflected on their harrowing experiences of survival while imprisoned in North Vietnam and shared their perspectives on the past fifty years of freedom in a panel on May 25 at the Nixon Library. The audience included leaders of the local...
May 25, 2023 | News, Vietnam
Nearly 150 former American Prisoners of War from the Vietnam War gathered in the East Room of the Nixon Library on Wednesday for a re-creation of the White House homecoming celebration dinner fifty years to the day of that historic evening. On May 24, 1973 President...
